ATD Nebraska presents:

Have you ever wanted to “look inside” another organization to see new learning tools and approaches that are being implemented? During this onsite visit to Metropolitan Community College, participants will see and discuss a smorgasbord of innovative approaches to instructional design and delivery. Program facilitators will use examples and methodologies from customized training solutions designed and delivered by Metropolitan Community College and its partners. At registration, participants will select one approach from a list of four options. 

To enable active involvement, robust discussion and peer-to-peer learning, participants will review e-resources, such as examples, videos and/or case studies, in advance of the program as part of a flipped learning model.

Use the links below to view the Video Course Map and Open Source Collaboration Site that provides the groundwork information participants need to complete prior to attending the session.

Video Course Map	Open Source Collaboration Site

Interactive Learning Groups (select one):

Scenario-based, Blended eLearning Design with Karen Wegner

There's no question that scenario-based eLearning is engaging and relevant. The question is "where do I start?" Using Ruth Clark's book, Scenario-based eLearning, for foundational design principles, MCC took the plunge. 

Before participants attend,  they will learn about the process of using online resources, and then during the live session they'll interact with peers to discuss lessons learned and use a simple planning tool created by MCC to jump start their own scenario-based project. Participants should bring ideas for their next project!

Karen Wegner has applied her strengths and passion for learning in many capacities and roles, including classroom instruction, independent consulting, instructional systems design, directing educational consultants and eLearning development, and leading sales efforts for educational products. In her current role at Metropolitan Community College, she serves the college through building instructional design capacity and developing digital learning solutions. Karen holds a Master of Education in Adult Learning/ Human Resource Development from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, and a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.

Job and Task Analysis with Tammy Green

Does the work in your world look different that it did a few years ago? Is it challenging to identify specific skill gaps that may be hindering performance? It might be time to consider the value of doing job and task analyses to enable you to target specific performance needs and maximize our training resources. To ensure alignment of learning programs and courses with current workforce skills, MCC has trained a cadre of certified DACUM facilitators. 

Before participants attend, they will learn about the process of using online resources, and then during the live session they'll interact with peers to discuss lessons learned and carry out a quick job task analysis.

Tammy Green has a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and originally received a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education with an endorsement in English as a Second Language. Her professional career started as an English as a Second Language teacher in Aztec, New Mexico, a small town just off the Navajo Indian Reservation. Her passion for education extends beyond the classroom to support the development of a contextualized curriculum building educational relevance. This presented opportunities to opportunities to help students succeed through innovative Federal grant opportunities. These grants expand the learning for students to provide a contextualized and relevant experience in education.

Personalized Learning with Kim Whiteside

At a time when we're all asked to do more with less, we also find ourselves having to keep up with, and somehow integrate, the latest breathtaking leaps in learning pedagogies and technology. During this session, participants will use the model of the ATD Nebraska Raodshow, as well as others, to apply participant-centric, participant-directed, and participant-created learning solutions and strategies to a current training or development project of their choosing. The result of using these strategies is faster, more effective training with more engaging content and deployment by leveraging the simple and emerging instructional methods of personalized learning.

Kim Whiteside is obsessed with light bulbs. Not the Thomas Edison kind ... the proverbial kind that ignite when someone gains new insight and fresh awareness. Her obsession started over 25 years ago when she stepped in for an ill trainer, at then employer First Data Resources, and trained her first class. Since then, she’s been an OJT trainer, a technical trainer, a doc writer, a soft skills facilitator, an instructional designer, an organizational development specialist, and a performance consultant. Kim has a master’s degree in Adult Learning and Performance from Drake University and holds three professional certifications: Executive Coaching, Experiential Learning, and Career Counseling. In her current role as Instructional Systems Designer at Metropolitan Community College, Kim partners with faculty and staff to create learning solutions for both credit and non-credit courses.

Innovation in the Making with Pam Perry

Have you felt the impact of disruption: mp3, steaming movies, mobile apps, GPS, open source, wearables, Uber, and now the internet of things? Because we are surrounded by the new and emerging, companies are banking on innovation by individuals to remain relevant and take them to the next strategic level. 

To make valuable contributions to your organization, you'll need to try out new ideas, think in new ways, wrap your mind around new learning modalities, and become part of your organization's charge toward innovation.

In this session, participants will bring innovation to the individual level. Participants should bring a current training challenge that they're facing in order to use a process popular in the maker movement that can take them from problem to prototype. 

What if your concept is the next big business idea? what if the most innovative disruption comes from you?

Pam Perry is an executive with substantial experience in innovative educational and workforce partnerships. She has a strong interest in initiatives involving advanced and emerging educational and industry technologies. Pam is an alum of the 2012 American Express Leadership Academy, with substantial experience in planning and development of new services, grant writing, facilitating collaborative projects, legislative and policy advocacy, and education and services for at-risk youth and adults.

Schedule Of Events

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Registration & Networking
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM: Meal, Announcements, & Pre-work Discussions
11:50 AM – 12:00 PM: Meal, Welcome & Session Overview
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM: Interactive Learning Groups
12:45 PM to 1:00 PM: Sharing/Debrief & Summary

Registration:

Members:
$20 through Thursday, October 8
$25 from Friday, October 9 - Tuesday, October 13
$35 day of program

Non-members: $35

Location:

Metropolitan Community College
Fort Omaha Campus
Institute for Culinary Arts – Building 22 Second Floor
(Near 32nd & Sorensen Pkwy)
5300 N. 30th St.
Omaha, NE 68111

Campus Map

Event Contact:

Jen Wichern
vpprogramming@atdnebraska.org

Cancellation Policy: No-shows will be billed. To avoid a no-show billing, please cancel by 5:00 PM CST on Monday, October 12, 2015, by calling 402-850-6710.